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Tasneem Tayeb
A closer look
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India-China Border Dispute: Lack of actual control
From Buddhism travelling to China from India in the ancient days and the “Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai” slogan in the heydays of friendship, to the scuffle in the Galwan valley earlier this month that led to casualties on both sides, India and China’s bilateral relationship has been through highs and lows over the centuries. But the modern day spats between the two countries are rooted deeply in the colonial legacy left by the British. -
In search of refuge
Hundreds and thousands of refugees and migrants are preyed upon every year by human traffickers with false promises of a better future, a home. -
Covid-19, cheaper labour and the endless miseries of our children
Children are our most precious assets—for some, in a very literal sense. For money, for sustenance, for survival, many parents unable to bear poverty end up pushing their precious little ones into the wide open in search of subsistence. Children as young as three-four end up in the informal sector, doing menial jobs, for a tiny sum of money. -
Covid-19 has increased children’s exposure to traffickers
With Covid-19 bringing economic activities across nations to a halt, more and more people are being pushed into poverty. Job losses, business losses and farming losses, leading to economic stress, are pushing many to the fringes of poverty. And as families are being rendered helpless, the worst sufferers are invariably the children. -
Global locust population surge: Should we be worried?
While the world grapples to contain the spread of the coronavirus, a different breed of pesky pestilence is threatening the food security of many regions, including some parts of Asia—locusts!
